The bovids (Artiodactyla) from the Lower Pleistocene locality of Karnezeika (Southern Greece)

Sianis, Panagiotis D.; Kostopoulos, Dimitris S.; Roussiakis, Socrates; Athanassiou, Athanassios; Iliopoulos, George

doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2060101

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“…This fits well with the Karnezeika palaeoenvironment of restricted open landscapes between rocky terrain (Sianis et al . 2022), which further implies the capability of this large cercopithecid to occupy and exploit various habitats.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Details about the locality of Karnezeika and its geological and stratigraphic setting can be found in Kokotini et al (2019) and Sianis et al (2022). The studied cercopithecid material consists of possibly an upper incisor, an isolated upper second molar and the proximal part of a right radius.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(2019) and Sianis et al . (2022). The studied cercopithecid material consists of possibly an upper incisor, an isolated upper second molar and the proximal part of a right radius.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The fauna consists mainly of bovids, including Gazella bouvrainae Kostopoulos & Athanassiou 1997, Gazellospira torticornis (Aymard 1854), Gallogoral meneghinii (Rütimeyer 1878) and Caprini gen. et sp. indet (Sianis et al 2022), but also other artiodactyl, perissodactyl and carnivoran taxa. Among the finds, there were also rare remains of a large cercopithecid.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…indet (Sianis et al . 2022), but also other artiodactyl, perissodactyl and carnivoran taxa. Among the finds, there were also rare remains of a large cercopithecid.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The remains of a large cercopithecid from the Lower Pleistocene locality of Karnezeika (southern Greece)

Sianis

Athanassiou

Kostopoulos

et al. 2022

Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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The Lower Pleistocene Karnezeika locality, lies in the Peloponnese, southern Greece, and its fauna corresponds to the Middle Villafranchian biochronological unit (MN17). The recovered mammal assemblage includes, among others, a few remains of a large Cercopithecid. Herein, we describe this material, including an upper second molar, a partially preserved proximal radius and, possibly, an upper first incisor. The teeth show advanced stages of wear but retain their typical papionin characters, such as a strong lingual cleft and four bilophodont cusps in the molar. The general morphology and wear pattern of the teeth rules out the possibility that the remains belong to the genus Theropithecus, while the general size of the corresponding material excludes the possibility of a Macaca representative as well. On the contrary, the studied material better fits the size range of Paradolichopithecus. Even though this genus is likely represented in the Villafranchian of Europe by a single species, Par. arvernensis, the scarcity of the studied material imposes reservations and thus the Karnezeika papionin is referred at the moment to cf. Paradolichopithecus sp. As in the rest of Europe, the Paradolichopithecus record is rare in Greece, having been found in only two localities, Vatera and Dafnero. Despite its scarcity, the new material from Karnezeika indicates a wide distribution of this important taxon in the Greek peninsula.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2019) and Sianis et al . (2022). The studied cercopithecid material consists of possibly an upper incisor, an isolated upper second molar and the proximal part of a right radius.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…indet (Sianis et al . 2022), but also other artiodactyl, perissodactyl and carnivoran taxa. Among the finds, there were also rare remains of a large cercopithecid.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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